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The Last Word
Media Coverage of the
Supreme Court of Canada
Florian Sauvageau, David
Schneiderman, and David Taras
with Ruth Klinkhammer and Pierre Trudel
This is definitely the
last word in how the
message of a Supreme
Court decision is translated
and conveyed to
its broader publics; it
explains the media to
the court-watchers, and
the Supreme Court to
the media-watchers, in a
readable, profound, and
thoughtful way. Absolutely
a must-read.
– Peter McCormick,
Political Science, University of Lethbridge
Contents
Acknowledments
Judgment Day: A Vignette
Introduction: The Supreme Court Under the Media Lens
1 A Year in the Life of the Supreme Court
2 Equal in Alberta: The Vriend Case
3 Court and Spin Country: The Quebec Secession
Reference
4 “Sea of Confusion”: R. v. Marshall
5 “Parents Can Sleep Soundly”: The Queen v. John Robin
Sharpe
6 Judges and Journalists
Conclusion: Reporting the Supreme Court through a Political
Prism
Appendix A: Interview Questions
Appendix B: Method of Analysis -- Coding Instructions and
Sample Code Sheet
About the Authors
Index
2005, 240 pages, 6 x 9”
8 b/w photos, 38 tables, 1 figure
0-7748-1243-5 / 978-0-7748-1243-6 cloth $95.00
0-7748-1244-3 / 978-0-7748-1244-3 paper $25.95
LAW AND SOCIETY SERIES
Courts and Federalism
Judicial Doctrine in the United
States, Australia, and Canada
Gerald Baier
In this innovative exploration
of Anglo-American
federalism, the arc of the
metaphysical pendulum
embraces legal theory,
judicial reasoning, and
political calculation. An
original work that draws
upon law and politics,
Baier’s study offers fresh
perspective on a familiar
topic: the division of powers.
The author demonstrates
that in Canadian
legal debate an intellectual life exists beyond the
Charter.
– David E. Smith, FRSC, Professor Emeritus,
Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan
In Courts and Federalism, Gerald Baier proposes
that the idea of judicial doctrine is necessary to a
better understanding of judicial reasoning, especially
about federalism. To bolster this assertion, he
presents detailed surveys of recent judicial doctrine
in the US, Australia, and Canada. The evidence
indicates that specific, traceable doctrines are
commonly used to settle division-of-power disputes,
and that the use of doctrine in judicial reasoning
makes a positive contribution to the operation of a
federal system.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Judicial Doctrine as an Independent Variable in
Federalism
2 A Brief History of Federalism Doctrine in Practice
3 The US Supreme Court: Revived Federalism
4 The Australian High Court: Legalistic Federalism
5 The Canadian Supreme Court: Balanced Federalism
Conclusion
Notes; Bibliography; Index
2006, 224 pages, 6 x 9”
0-7748-1235-4 / 978-0-7748-1235-1 cloth $95.00
0-7748-1236-2 / 978-0-7748-1236-8 paper $29.95
LAW AND SOCIETY SERIES
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